West is best The weather had been blistering hot all week and I had been hoping to take part in the Glencoe Midsummer shred. However I’d decided that the snow patches were just a bit too small this year, so instead I decided to drive down the Kintyre Peninsula to Campbeltown and in particular the […]
Category: Outdoors
Day 18: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Friday started at Glencoe Mountain Resort with sunlight illuminating the Buachaille. It looked promising, but this is Scotland. The weather is a law unto itself. I was expecting friends to arrive so grabbed some breakfast and said hello to them before making my way up the hill. Conditions on the hill I […]
Day 17: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Today was a tricky one, Glencoe Mountain Resort had been shrouded in mist for the last few days. I had failed to get to the mountain due to the previous week’s unprecedented snowfall in Glasgow, dubbed “The Beast from the East”. When I arrived at the mountain, it was still hidden. It […]
Day 16: 2017/18
Glencoe Sunday morning was a frosty one. I woke up early to see my breath frozen on the inside of the car window. Through the ice I could see a clear sky with pale peach colours emanating from the East. The Morning grew brighter and the sky bluer. A wisp of cloud sat atop the […]
Day 15: 2017/18
Glencoe Back up to Glencoe just two days after spending a three day stint there. I knew it was still set up hard due to continued freezing temperatures. So I planned to take it easy in the morning leaving just before 7:00am and arriving around 9:00am. Grabbing something to eat allowed the bright sunshine to […]
Day 14: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Wednesday morning, I awoke in the back of the car, sunrise lighting up the snow topped mountains around me. I curled up in my sleeping bag, making the most of the remaining warmth. My air mattress keeps going flat, but I had the backup of a roll matt to even out my […]
Day 13: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Second day in a row at Glencoe, the back of the car was OK overnight and temperatures remained above zero in the car park. I woke early and was still watching a movie, when Jon announced his arrival via text at about 8:00am. It was still half term, but no queues. The […]